Laser printer and photocopier
recycle:
Over 2 million non biodegradable toner cartridges are thrown away every year in the UK. Most can be remanufactured or recycled. These cartridges are worth over £10 each and provide fund-raising opportunities for charities. When choosing the charity you would like to benefit from your cartridge recycling, it is worth bearing in mind that schemes run by the charities themselves are likely to net a far greater sum than those recycled through private companies.
Charity Schemes
ActionAid Recycling, Tel: 08453 100 200, Email: recycling@aarecycling.org.uk
Cancer Research, Tel: 0208 965 1228, Email: stores@cancer.org.uk
CHAS - Children’s Hospice, Tel: 01324 678 900, Email: info@recyclingappeal.com
Childline, Tel: 0800 091 0696, Email: info@trf-uk.com
Feed the Children , Tel: 0118 932 0095, Email: info@feedthechildren.org.uk
Retone (Antony Nolan Trust), Tel: 0161 839 0500, Email: info@retone.co.uk
Different schemes will suit different needs, for example some give a FREEPOST address whilst others require you to collect a minimum number for collection.
Green Agenda
This company will pay you or the charity of your choice (including Friends of the Earth Scotland) the full value of each suitable cartridge collected.
| Green Agenda | |
| 1 Sandpiper Way | |
| Strathclyde Business Park | |
| Bellshill | |
| ML4 3NG | |
| Tel: | 0800 028 0656 |
| Email: | info@greenagenda.com |
| Website: | www.worldlandtrust.org/supporting/cartridges.htm |
Recycling Appeal
Donate your old and empty inkjet and toner cartridges and mobile phones for charity:
| Recycling Appeal | |
| 31-37 Etna Rd | |
| Falkirk | |
| FK2 9EG | |
| Tel: | 08451 30 20 10 |
| Email: | info@recyclingappeal.com |
| Website: | www.recyclingappeal.com |
Inkjet cartridges
recycle:
Many charity shops have collection facilities for used cartridges. Some of the contacts in the above section also recycle inkjet cartridges.
Out of the Blue Arts and Education Trust
This independent charitable Edinburgh arts organisation accepts used cartridges for recycling. Each time an item is donated, the charity will receive a cash donation. Donations contribute to projects involving and benefiting local people. Freepost bags are sent out on request or can be obtained from some Edinburgh libraries. Larger quantities of cartridges can be collected or collection boxes supplied. Mobile phones, accessories and chargers are also collected.
| Out of the blue Arts and Education Trust | |
| Tel: | 0131 555 7100 |
| Email: | nicole@outoftheblue.org.uk |
| Website: | www.outoftheblue.org.uk |
The British Red Cross recycles Hewlet Packard and Lexmark inkjet cartridges. Contact:
| Tel: | 01638 552 082 |
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| Email: | freepost@redcross.org.uk |
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Help The Aged recycle Hewlett Packard, Canon and Lexmark ink cartridges. Contact:
| Tel: | 0870 7700 446 |
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| Email: | transform@helptheaged.org.uk |
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Sainsbury's have FREEPOST envelopes for recycling inkjet cartridges.
Co-op stores have FREEPOST envelopes for recycling inkjet cartridges for Oxfam funds.
Epson cartridges can be taken to the following stores where they are collected for recycling:
| Lothian Computer Systems | |
| 6 Church Road | |
| North Berwick | |
| EH39 4AD | |
| Tel: | 01620 89 0333 |
| P C Clinic | |
| 59 Clerk Street | |
| Loanhead | |
| EH20 9RE | |
| Tel: | 0131 448 0055 |
Epson cartridges can also be posted to:
| Epson Cartridge Recycling | |
| Service Material Management | |
| Epson Telford Ltd. | |
| Horntonwood 40 | |
| TF1 7YD |
suggest:
Inkjet and laser cartridges can be refilled at shops such as Cartridge Recycled.com, Cartridge World, Half Price Cartridges and Smart Cartridge. See the Yellow Pages under 'Computer Consumables' for your local contact.